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Award - Victoria Glasgow International Exhibition
| Location | Scotland (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
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| Year | 1888 |
| Type | Award medal |
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| Obverse description | Mercury, wearing a winged helmet and bearing his caduceus, is depicted standing on the left offering a laurel branch to Hercules, who is seated on the right resting on his club beside a lion. Between them, the Glasgow coat of arms appears in the lower field, with a detailed view of the Exhibition buildings in the background. The legend curves around the upper periphery, with the date integrated into the right field. |
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| Reverse description | An open wreath of laurel and thistle tied at the base with a ribbon frames the central field, within which the recipient's name and event details are engraved in relief. A decorative fan motif appears above and below the central inscriptions. |
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| Reverse lettering | SWIMMING HUGH BORLAND 15TH SEPT |
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